Overview
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- Pre-K provider data, including geographic data, licensure, and other quality indicators
- Schools associated with pre-K provider data by computing a weighted (by physical distance from the school) sum of features for all providers within a 40 mile radius
- 203 total features, including geographical location of school and other enrollment data
- District-level covariates included from the Stanford Educational Data Archive
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Math
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Tree parameters

Hyperparameter tuning
Gamma (regularization)

Hyperparameter tuning
Stochastic parameters

Hyperparameter tuning
L1/L2 regularization

Hyperparameter tuning
Learning rate

Hyperparameter tuning
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School proportion FRL

Feature interpretation
Hispanic student

Feature interpretation
Bachelor’s plus

Feature interpretation
Letter Sounds
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Tree parameters

Hyperparameter tuning
Gamma (regularization)

Hyperparameter tuning
Stochastic parameters

Hyperparameter tuning
L1/L2 regularization

Hyperparameter tuning
Learning rate

Hyperparameter tuning
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School proportion FRL

Feature interpretation
Hispanic student

Feature interpretation
Bachelor’s plus

Feature interpretation
Social
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Tree parameters

Hyperparameter tuning
Gamma (regularization)

Hyperparameter tuning
Stochastic parameters

Hyperparameter tuning
L1/L2 regularization

Hyperparameter tuning
Learning rate

Hyperparameter tuning
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School proportion FRL

Feature interpretation
Hispanic student

Feature interpretation
Bachelor’s plus

Feature interpretation
Social
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Test RMSE
Test MAE
Test \(R^2\)
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Tree parameters
Gamma (regularization)
Stochastic parameters
L1/L2 regularization
Learning rate
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School proportion FRL
Hispanic student
Bachelor’s plus